[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 150 (Friday, August 4, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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Part V
Department of Transportation
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Research and Special Programs Administration
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49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, and 178 Intermediate Bulk Containers for
Hazardous Materials; Final Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 150 / Friday, August 4, 1995 / Rules
and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173 and 178
[Docket No. HM-181E; Amdt. Nos. 171-134, 172-142, 173-243, 178-108]
RIN 2137-AC23
Intermediate Bulk Containers for Hazardous Materials
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; revisions and response to petitions for
reconsideration.
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SUMMARY: This amendment makes revisions to a final rule published in
the Federal Register under Docket HM-181E (59 FR 38040, July 26, 1994)
in response to a number of petitions for reconsideration. This document
also clarifies and makes corrections to the final rule. That final rule
established requirements for the construction, maintenance and use of
intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) for the transportation of hazardous
materials. These changes respond to petitions for reconsideration
regarding IBC authorizations, design, construction and use, and align
requirements for IBCs with revisions in the 8th edition of the U.N.
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and the 27th
revision of the International Maritime Organization's International
Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code.
DATES: This amendment is effective on October 1, 1995. However,
immediate compliance with the regulations as amended herein is
authorized.
Incorporation by reference: The incorporation by reference listed
in this final rule is approved by the Director of the Office of the
Federal Register as of October 1, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Potter, Office of Hazardous
Materials Standards, (202) 366-8553 or William Gramer, Office of
Hazardous Materials Technology, (202) 366-4545, RSPA, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington DC 20590-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 26, 1994, the Research and Special
Programs Administration published a final rule under Docket HM-181E (59
FR 38040) that revised the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR
Parts 171-180) by incorporating requirements for the construction,
maintenance and use of IBCs for the transportation of hazardous
materials. In response to 29 petitions for reconsideration, this
document revises, clarifies and makes corrections to the final rule.
Petitioners recommended revisions to: (1) The policy stated in the
preamble at 59 FR 38040 addressing exemption packagings affected by
this final rule; (2) the special provisions for IBCs contained in
Sec. 172.102; (3) the provision for the manufacture and use of DOT
specification 56 and 57 portable tanks provided in Sec. 173.32(d); (4)
operational requirements for reuse of IBCs in Sec. 173.35(b); (5)
generic authorizations for use of IBCs in Secs. 173.240, 173.241,
173.242, and 173.243; (6) standards for rigid plastic and composite
IBCs in Secs. 178.706 and 178.707; (7) responsibility for the
performance of UN-certified IBCs in Sec. 178.801(b); (8) testing and
certification of IBCs in Sec. 178.803; and (9) application of the IBC
vibration test in Sec. 178.819.
Several petitions relating to IBC commodity authorizations, such as
hydrogen peroxide aqueous solutions, were addressed in a final rule
published under Docket HM-215A (59 FR 67390-67522, December 29, 1994).
Petitions Granted
In response to petitions, authorizations for use of IBCs for a
number of materials are added to the Sec. 172.101 Hazardous Materials
Table. Some of these changes are consistent with many of the latest
revised IBC authorizations in the International Maritime Organization's
International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code. Others reflect
prior safe hazardous materials shipping experience in DOT exemption
bulk packagings. For example, IBC authorizations are revised for a
number of Division 4.3 DANGEROUS WHEN WET materials in Packing Groups
II and III, which were previously forbidden for transportation in IBCs.
Many of these materials now are permitted in all sift-proof and water-
resistant IBCs. In addition, certain Division 4.3 Packing Group I solid
materials are authorized for transportation in IBCs, consistent with
the IMDG Code. Prohibitions against use of IBCs are removed from
``Cyclohexylamine'' and ``Hafnium powder, dry.'' A wider range of IBCs
is permitted for ``Toxic, liquids, organic, n.o.s.,'' and ``Toxic
liquid, inorganic, n.o.s.,'' Packing Group II.
One petitioner asked RSPA to add filling limit provisions to the
IBC operational requirements in Sec. 173.35 similar to those provided
in Sec. 173.24a(b) for non-bulk packagings. For example, the gross mass
(or net mass in the case of flexible IBCs) marked on the IBC can be
exceeded when the IBC is tested and certified for a Packing Group II
liquid and filled with a Packing Group III solid; or an IBC is tested
and certified for a Packing Group I solid and filled with a Packing
Group II or Packing Group III solid. RSPA concurs and, accordingly, is
adding a paragraph (l) to provide for this flexibility in IBC use. RSPA
notes that the amount by which the gross mass of IBCs can be exceeded
in these cases is based on the ratios between drop heights specified
for Packing Groups I and III (2.25) and Packing Groups I and II, and II
and III (1.5). IBCs certified for liquids may also be used for solids.
In response to a petition, a maximum net mass capacity standard of
not less than 400 kilograms (882 pounds) is added in Sec. 178.700(c)(1)
for consistency with similar standards for non-bulk packagings in
subpart L. To reduce the need for IBC retesting, RSPA grants a petition
from the Rigid Intermediate Bulk Container Association by adding Note 6
to the table of IBC tests in Sec. 178.803 to permit any desired
sequencing of the vibration test for dual-marked, exemption IBCs and
non-DOT specification portable tanks intended for export that were
tested before October 1, 1994.
Several petitioners requested removal of the word ``rotate'' from
the vibration test method prescribed for IBCs in Sec. 178.819(b)(2).
They contend that allowing an IBC to rotate would involve a ``major
redesign of all known testing platforms and restraining members.''
Section 178.608(b)(2) requires that non-bulk packagings be left free to
rotate, a standard that may be inappropriate for IBCs which are
unlikely to experience the same vibration stresses in transportation.
RSPA further acknowledges that the vibration test requirement for DOT
56 and 57 portable tanks in Secs. 178.252-3 and 178.253-5 allows only
vertical motion. Therefore, the word ``rotate'' is removed from the
test method stated in Sec. 178.819(b)(2). However, RSPA will not
restrict rotation if it is included in an established vibration test
protocol.
One petitioner stated that general requirements in Sec. 178.801(b)
for assuring that each IBC is capable of meeting Part 178 performance
standards are inconsistent with other provisions in the HMR. As
written, the petitioner said, paragraph (b) makes the shipper
``responsible for every aspect of [IBC] fabrication and testing,
including those aspects that were not performed by the shipper.'' The
petitioner suggested that paragraph (b) conform with final rules
published under HM-215A clarifying Secs. 173.22, 178.2 and 178.601(b)
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requiring shippers to be responsible for only the manufacturing
functions they perform. RSPA concurs and paragraph (b) is revised
accordingly.
Petitions Denied
A petitioner claimed that RSPA's exemption policy for IBCs
established in the final rule (59 FR 38040) is unworkable for every
exemption IBC considered to be ``equivalent'' to IBCs already meeting
UN standards. The petitioner said no exemption IBC could meet terms in
option 2 permitting exemption IBCs to be certified as UN standard
packagings if they already conform with subpart N and O requirements.
The petitioner said, ``A builder of existing exemption tanks would have
had to predict the tests and their order in testing that DOT
prescribes.'' The petitioner observed that the proposed testing
differed from tests prescribed in the final rule. The petitioner asked
RSPA to add a note to the table of IBC tests in Sec. 178.803 allowing
exemption IBCs to be marked to indicate compliance with subparts N and
O but that they need not ``be tested as prescribed in this section.''
However, the petitioner said such IBCs ``must be capable of passing all
the applicable tests.''
This request is denied. Exemption IBCs that meet new construction
and performance testing standards in subparts N and O, under option 2,
``may be remarked and certified as UN standard packagings.'' Under
option 3, existing exemption IBCs developed under standards different
from those adopted under subparts N and O ``may be approved as a UN
standard packaging'' under the approval process provided in
Sec. 178.801(i) if they are shown to be equally effective and testing
methods used are equivalent to UN standards. With respect to the
petitioner's request, under option 3, manufacturers or users of IBCs
differing from subpart O requirements in the way they were tested,
including test sequences differing from the order of tests established
in Sec. 178.803, may demonstrate that IBCs developed under exemption
are equally effective, including test methods.
Several petitioners requested indefinite use of exemption IBCs as
long as they meet applicable periodic retest requirements. These
requests are denied. Under the exemption policy stated at 59 FR 38040,
an equivalent packaging may be approved by RSPA as a UN standard
packaging under the provision in Sec. 178.801(i).
A petitioner's request to revise Sec. 173.35(b) to permit reuse of
flexible IBCs is denied. As RSPA pointed out in the preamble to the
final rule in HM-181E (59 FR 38042), there is a lack of sufficient
evidence ``that fiberboard, wooden or flexible IBCs are designed to be,
or are suitable for, reuse in hazardous materials service.''
Two petitioners asked RSPA to amend paragraph (c) of Secs. 173.240
and 173.241 by adding the phrase ``rigid intermediate bulk containers
`` to the titles of these paragraphs. They requested revisions to
Sec. 173.240(c) to authorize ``sift-proof non-DOT specification
portable tanks, closed bulk bins and rigid intermediate bulk containers
suitable for transport of liquids,'' and to Sec. 173.241(c) to
authorize ``non-DOT specification portable tanks and intermediate bulk
containers suitable for transport of liquids.'' The petitions are
denied since a non-specification bulk packaging fitting this
description currently is permitted by paragraph (c) of these sections.
In effect, any rigid enclosed packaging that is strong and tight (but
not a flexible IBC), and constructed so that its contents will not leak
under conditions normally incident to transportation meets requirements
for a ``closed bulk bin'' in Sec. 173.240(c), a ``sift-proof non-DOT
specification portable tank'' in Sec. 173.240(c), or a ``non-DOT
specification portable tank suitable for transport of liquids'' in
Sec. 173.241(c).
Petitioners asked RSPA to authorize, under Sec. 173.242, rigid
plastic and composite IBCs for ``Oxidizing substances, liquid,
corrosive, n.o.s.,'' Packing Group II, and ``Corrosive liquids,
oxidizing, n.o.s.,'' Packing Group II. In the final rule, these
materials are authorized in metal-only IBCs under Sec. 173.243. The
petitions are denied. RSPA believes there is an insufficient shipment
history of these materials in a wide range of IBC design types to
warrant broader IBC authorization.
RSPA is denying a petition to restore DOT 56 and 57 portable tank
design and construction requirements in Secs. 178.251 through 178.251-
7, 178.252 and 178.253. The petitioner claimed that removal of these
sections would lead to ``unnecessary confusion and uncertainty'' since
new construction of these tanks is authorized through September 30,
1996. Removal of construction requirements for DOT Specification 56 and
57 portable tanks is consistent with removal of pre-HM-181 non-bulk
packaging specifications four years prior to the date on which they
were no longer permitted to be manufactured. For reference to DOT 56
and 57 specifications, manufacturers and users can retain the 1993
edition of 49 CFR Parts 100-199, as amended. However, RSPA encourages
them to convert to the new standards as soon as practicable. A
petitioner asked RSPA to add a ``fusible'' device to the pressure
relief devices specified for metal, rigid plastic and composite IBCs in
Secs. 178.705(c)(2)(i), 178.706(c)(4) and 178.707(c)(3)(iv). This
petition is denied as unnecessary. Fusible devices are currently
permitted by the provision in each section that states pressure relief
may be achieved by ``other means of construction.''
Petitions requesting revisions to Secs. 178.706(c)(3) and
178.707(c)(3)(iii) to permit use of recycled materials for the
construction of plastic and composite IBCs are denied. Although RSPA
recognizes the benefits of recycling plastic waste, RSPA has not been
provided with sufficient information to justify use of recycled plastic
materials in the construction of IBCs.
Petitions to allow use of the ``USA'' mark on IBCs manufactured in
other countries and intended for sale and use in the U.S. are denied.
As clarified in Sec. 178.3(b)(3) under Docket HM-215A (59 FR 67519,
December 29, 1994), ``the letters `USA' may only be used to indicate
that the IBC was manufactured in the United States.'' IBCs manufactured
in a foreign country should conform to requirements of the competent
authority of that country.
Clarifications and Corrections
In other revisions to this final rule, RSPA corrects U.S. standard
conversions relating to the upper capacity for IBCs authorized for
Packing Group I solids in Sec. 173.242(d)(2)(i) to read ``53 cubic
feet'' and ``106 cubic feet,'' respectively. Also in
Sec. 173.242(d)(2), ``flexible'' and ``fiberboard'' IBCs (inadvertently
omitted in the final rule) are authorized. In Sec. 173.243(d)(2)(i),
Packing Group I solids are authorized for transportation in metal IBCs
with capacities up to three cubic meters (106 cubic feet). In
Sec. 178.700(c)(1)(i), the volumetric capacity for the body of a
receptacle is specified as not more than three cubic meters (3,000
liters, 793 gallons, or 106 cubic feet) and not less than 0.45 meters
(450 liters, 119 gallons, or 15.9 cubic feet).
RSPA is correcting Sec. 173.243(d)(2) by removing references to
IBCs other than metal. Section 178.705(c)(2)(ii) is clarified to show
that the pressure relief requirement for metal IBCs is measured in
gauge pressure and not absolute pressure. Thus, reference to the
subtraction of atmospheric pressure is removed and reference to
measurement of gauge pressure of the hazardous
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material measured in the IBC is added in its place.
RSPA is aligning the table of IBC tests in Sec. 178.803 with new
provisions in the 8th revision of the UN Recommendations on the
Transport of Dangerous Goods for the bottom lift and stacking tests.
Therefore, in this final rule, rigid plastic and composite IBCs are
required to be bottom lift-tested without qualification. References to
Note 2 in the table specifying that test only if IBCs are ``designed to
be handled'' this way are removed from rigid plastic and composite IBC
design types. RSPA also is changing Note 2 to require metal IBCs to
withstand either the top lift test or the bottom lift test. Note 7 is
added to except metal, rigid plastic, composite, fiberboard and wooden
IBCs from the stacking test if the IBC is not designed to be stacked.
In this final rule, RSPA also is making an editorial correction to
Sec. 173.306(e) by updating a reference to a national consensus
standard for refrigerating machines. Section 173.306(e) is amended to
replace the reference to ANSI B9.1 with a reference to ANSI/ASHRAE 15-
1994, which has superseded ANSI B9.1.
Regulatory Analyses and Notices
Executive Order 12866 and DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures
This final rule is not considered a significant regulatory action
under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and was not reviewed by the
Office of Management and Budget. The rule is not considered significant
under the Regulatory Policies and Procedures of the Department of
Transportation (44 FR 11034).
Executive Order 12612
This final rule has been analyzed in accordance with the principles
and criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 (``Federalism'').
Federal law expressly preempts State, local, and Indian tribe
requirements applicable to the transportation of hazardous materials
that cover certain subjects and are not substantively the same as
Federal requirements. 49 U.S.C. 5125(b)(1). Covered subjects are:
(i) The designation, description, and classification of hazardous
materials;
(ii) The packing, repacking, handling, labeling, marking, and
placarding of hazardous materials;
(iii) The preparation, execution, and use of shipping documents
pertaining to hazardous materials and requirements respecting the
number, content, and placement of such documents;
(iv) The written notification, recording, and reporting of the
unintentional release in transportation of hazardous materials; or
(v) The design, manufacturing, fabrication, marking, maintenance,
reconditioning, repairing, or testing of a package or container which
is represented, marked, certified, or sold as qualified for use in the
transportation of hazardous materials.
This final rule addresses covered subjects, under items (ii) and
(v) above and, therefore, preempts State, local, or Indian tribe
requirements not meeting the ``substantively the same'' standard. The
Federal hazardous materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5125(b)(2))
provides that if DOT issues a regulation concerning any of the covered
subjects after November 16, 1990, DOT must determine and publish in the
Federal Register the effective date of Federal preemption. The
effective date may not be earlier than the 90th day following the date
of issuance of the final rule and no later than two years after the
date of issuance. RSPA has determined that the effective date of
Federal preemption of the July 26, 1994 final rule was January 13,
1995. RSPA has determined that the effective date of Federal preemption
for this final rule will be November 1, 1995. Because RSPA lacks
discretion in this area, preparation of a federalism assessment is not
warranted.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
I certify that this final rule will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. Although this rule
applies to certain shippers and carriers of hazardous materials in
intermediate bulk containers, some of whom may be small entities, its
economic impacts are minimal.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The information collection requirements contained in this rule have
been approved by the Office of Management and Budget under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3504(h))
and assigned control number 2137-0510.
Regulation Identifier Number (RIN)
A regulation identifier number (RIN) is assigned to each regulatory
action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations. The
Regulatory Information Service Center publishes the Unified Agenda in
April and October of each year. The RIN number contained in the heading
of this document can be used to cross-reference this action with the
Unified Agenda.
List of Subjects
49 CFR Part 171
Exports, Hazardous materials transportation, Hazardous waste,
Imports, Incorporation by reference, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
49 CFR Part 172
Hazardous materials transportation, Hazardous waste, Labels,
Markings, Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
49 CFR Part 173
Hazardous materials transportation, Incorporation by reference,
Packagings and containers, Radioactive materials, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Uranium.
49 CFR Part 178
Hazardous materials transportation, Motor vehicle safety, Packaging
and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
In consideration of the foregoing, 49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173 and
178 are amended as follows:
PART 171--GENERAL INFORMATION, REGULATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS
Sec. 171.7 [Amended]
1. The authority citation for part 171 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5127; 49 CFR 1.53.
2. In Sec. 171.7, in the table in paragraph (a)(3), under
``American National Standards Institute, Inc.'', in column 1, the entry
``ANSI B9.1-89, Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration'' is revised
to read ``ANSI/ASHRAE 15-94, Safety Code for Mechanical
Refrigeration''.
PART 172--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLE, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS COMMUNICATIONS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION, AND
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
3. The authority citation for part 172 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5127; 49 CFR 1.53.
4. In Sec. 172.101, the following entries in the Hazardous
Materials Table are revised to read as follows:
Sec. 172.101 Purpose and use of hazardous materials table.
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Packaging authorizations (Sec. Quantity limitations Vessel stowage
173.***) (8) (9) requirements (10)
Hazardous materials Hazard Identification Packing Label(s) required (if Special -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Symbols descriptions and class or Numbers group not excepted) provisions Passenger Cargo Other
proper shipping names Division Exceptions Nonbulk Bulk aircraft aircraft Vessel stowage
packaging packaging or railcar only stowage provisions
(1) (2).................. (3) (4)........... (5) (6).................. (7)....... (8A)...... (8B)...... (8C)...... (9A)...... (9B)...... (10A) (10B)
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Alkali metal amides.. 4.3 UN1390........ II Dangerous when wet... A6, A7, None...... 212....... 241....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... E 40
A8, A19,
A20, B106.
Alkaline earth metal 4.3 UN1393........ II Dangerous when wet... A19, B101, None...... 212....... 241....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... E ..........
alloys, n.o.s. B106.
Alkaline earth metal 4.3 UN1392........ I Dangerous when wet... A19, B101, None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. 15 kg..... D ..........
amalgams. B106,
N34, N40.
Aluminum ferrosilicon 4.3 UN1395........ II Dangerous when wet, A19, B106, None...... 212....... 242....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... A 40, 85,
powder. poison. B108. 103
III Dangerous when wet, A19, A20, None...... 213....... 241....... 25 kg..... 100kg..... A 40, 85,
keep away from food. B106, 103
B108.
Aluminum powder, 4.3 UN1396........ II Dangerous when wet... A19, A20, None...... 212....... 242....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... A 39
uncoated. B106,
B108.
III Dangerous when wet... A19, A20, None...... 213....... 241....... 25 kg..... 100 kg.... A 39
B106,
B108.
Aluminum processing 4.3 UN3170........ II Dangerous when wet... B106...... None...... 212....... 242....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... B 85, 103
by-products.
III Dangerous when wet... B106...... None...... 213....... 241....... 25 kg..... 100 kg.... B 85, 103
Aluminum solicon 4.3 UN1398........ III Dangerous when wet... A1, A19, None...... 213....... 241....... 25 kg..... 100 kg.... A 40, 85,
powder, uncoated. B108. 103
Barium............... 4.3 UN1400........ II Dangerous when wet... A19, B101, None...... 212....... 241....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... E ..........
B106.
Calcium.............. 4.3 UN1401........ II Dangerous when wet... B101, B106 None...... 212....... 241....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... E ..........
Calcium carbide...... 4.3 UN1402........ I Dangerous when wet... A1, A8, None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. 15 kg..... B ..........
B55,
B101,
B106, N34.
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II Dangerous when wet... A1, A8, None...... 212....... 241....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... B ..........
B55,
B101,
B106, N34.
Calcium silicide..... 4.3 UN1405........ II Dangerous when wet... A19, B105, None...... 212....... 241....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... B 85, 103
B106.
III Dangerous when wet... A1, A19, None...... 213....... 241....... 25 kg..... 100 kg.... B 85, 103
B106,
B108.
Cerium, turnings or 4.3 UN3078........ II Dangerous when wet... A1, B106, None...... 212....... 242....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... E ..........
gritty power . B109.
Cresylic acid........ 6.1 UN2022........ II Poison, corrosive.... B110, T8.. None...... 202....... 243....... 1 L....... 30 L...... B ..........
Cyclohexylamine...... 8 UN2357........ II Corrosive, flammable B101, T8, None...... 202....... 243....... 1 L....... 30 L...... A 40
liquid. T26.
Hafnium powder, dry.. 4.2 UN2545........ I Spontaneously B100...... None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. Forbidden. D ..........
combustible.
II Spontaneously A19, A20, None...... 212....... 241....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... D ..........
combustible. B101,
B106, N34.
III Spontaneously B105, B106 None...... 213....... 241....... 25 kg..... 100 kg.... D ..........
combustible.
Lithium borohydride.. 4.3 UN1413........ I Dangerous when wet... A19, B100, None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. 15 kg..... E ..........
N40.
Lithium nitride...... 4.3 UN2806........ I Dangerous when wet... A19, B101, None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. 15 kg..... E ..........
B106, N40.
Lithium silicon...... 4.3 UN1417........ II Dangerous when wet... A19, A20, None...... 212....... 241....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... A 85, 103
B105,
B106.
Magnesium, powder or 4.3 UN1418........ I Dangerous when wet, A19, B56.. None...... 211....... 244....... Forbidden. 15 kg..... A 39
Magnesium alloys, spontaneously
powder. combustible.
II Dangerous when wet, A19, B56, None...... 212....... 241....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... A 39
spontaneously B101,
combustible. B106.
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III Dangerous when wet, A19, B56, None...... 213....... 241....... 25 kg..... 100 kg.... A 39
spontaneously B106,
combustible. B108.
Maneb stabilized or 4.3 UN2968........ III Dangerous when wet... 54, A1, None...... 213....... 242....... 25 kg..... 100 kg.... B 34
Maneb preparations, A19, B108.
stabilized against
self-heating.
Metal hydrides, water 4.3 UN1409........ I Dangerous when wet... A19, B100, None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. 15 kg..... D ..........
reactive, n.o.s. N34, N40.
II Dangerous when wet... A19, B101, None...... 212....... 242....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... D ..........
B106,
N34, N40.
Metallic substance, 4.3 UN3208........ I Dangerous when wet... B101, B106 None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. 15 kg..... E 40
water reactive,
n.o.s.
II Dangerous when wet... B101, B106 None...... 212....... 242....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... E 40
III Dangerous when wet... B105, B108 None...... 213....... 241....... 25 kg..... 100 kg.... E 40
Metallic substance, 4.3 UN3209........ I Dangerous when wet, B100...... None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. 15 kg..... E 40
water reactive, self- spontaneously
heating, n.o.s. combustible.
II Dangerous when wet, B101, B106 None...... 212....... 242....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... E 40
spontaneously
combustible.
III Dangerous when wet, B101, B106 None...... 213....... 242....... 25 kg..... 100 kg.... E 40
spontaneously
combustible.
Organometallic 4.3 UN3207........ I Dangerous when wet, .......... None...... 201....... 244....... Forbidden. 1 L....... E 40
compound or Compound flammable liquid.
solution or Compound
dispersion, water-
reactive, flammable,
n.o.s.
II Dangerous when wet, B101, B106 None...... 202....... 243....... 1 L....... 5 L....... E 40
flammable liquid.
III Dangerous when wet, B106...... None...... 203....... 242....... 5L........ 60 L...... E 40
flammable liquid.
Phosphorus 4.3 UN1340........ II Dangerous when wet, A20, B59, None...... 212....... 242....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... B 74
pentasulfide, free flammable solid. B101,
from yellow or white B106.
phosphorus.
Potassium borohydride 4.3 UN1870........ I Dangerous when wet... A19, B100, None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. 15k....... E ..........
N40.
Sodium borohydride... 4.3 UN1426........ I Dangerous when wet... B100, N40. None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. 15 kg..... E ..........
Toxic liquid, 6.1 UN3287........ I Poison............... T42....... None...... 201....... 243....... 1 L....... 30L....... A ..........
inorganic, n.o.s.
II Poison............... T14, B110. None...... 202....... 243....... 5 L....... 60L....... A ..........
III Keep away from food.. T7........ 153....... 203....... 241....... 60 L...... 220 L..... A ..........
Toxic, liquids, 6.1 UN2810........ I Poison............... T42....... None...... 201....... 243....... 1L........ 30L....... B 40
organic, n.o.s.
II Poison............... B110, T14. None...... 202....... 243....... 5 L....... 60L....... B 40
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III Keep away from food.. T7........ 153....... 203....... 241....... 60 L...... 220 L..... A 40
Water-reactive 4.3 UN3129........ I Dangerous when wet, .......... None...... 201....... 243....... Forbidden. 1 L....... D ..........
liquid, corrosive, corrosive.
n.o.s.
II Dangerous when wet, B106...... None...... 202....... 243....... 1 L....... 5 L....... E 85
corrosive.
III Dangerous when wet, B106...... None...... 203....... 242....... 5 L....... 60 L...... E ..........
corrosive.
Water-reactive 4.3 UN3148........ I Dangerous when wet... .......... None...... 201....... 244....... Forbidden. 1 L....... E 40
liquid, n.o.s.
II Dangerous when wet... B106...... None...... 202....... 243....... 1 L....... 5 L....... E 40
III Dangerous when wet... B106...... None...... 203....... 242....... 5 L....... 60 L...... E 40
Water-reactive 4.3 UN3130........ I Dangerous when wet, A4........ None...... 201....... 243....... Forbidden. 1 L....... D ..........
liquid, toxic, n.o.s. poison.
II Dangerous when wet, B106...... None...... 202....... 243....... 1 L....... 5 L....... E 85
poison.
III Dangerous when wet, B106...... None...... 203....... 242....... 5 L....... 60 L...... E 85
keep away from food.
Water-reactive solid, 4.3 UN3131........ I Dangerous when wet, B101, None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. 15 kg..... D ..........
corrosive, n.o.s. corrosive. B106, N40.
II Dangerous when wet, B101, B106 None...... 212....... 242....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... E 85
corrosive.
III Dangerous when wet, B105, B106 None...... 213....... 241....... 25 kg..... 100 kg.... E 85
corrosive.
Water-reactive solid, 4.3 UN3132........ I Dangerous when wet, B101, None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. 15 kg..... E ..........
flammable, n.o.s. flammable solid. B106, N40.
II Dangerous when wet, B101, B106 None...... 212....... 242....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... E ..........
flammable solid.
III Dangerous when wet, B105, B106 None...... 213....... 241....... 25 kg..... 100 kg.... E ..........
flammable solid.
Water-reactive solid, 4.3 UN2813........ I Dangerous when wet... B101, None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. 15 kg..... E 40
n.o.s. B106, N40.
II Dangerous when wet... B101, B106 None...... 212....... 242....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... E 40
III Dangerous when wet... B105, B106 None...... 213....... 241....... 25 kg..... 100 kg.... E 40
Water-reactive solid, 4.3 UN3135........ I Dangerous when wet, B100, N40. None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. 15 kg..... E ..........
self-heating, n.o.s. spontaneously
combustible.
II Dangerous when wet, B101, B106 None...... 212....... 242....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... E ..........
spontaneously
combustible.
III Dangerous when wet, B101, B106 None...... 213....... 241....... 25 kg..... 100 kg.... E ..........
spontaneously
combustible.
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Water-reactive solid, 4.3 UN3134........ I Dangerous when wet, A8, B101, None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. 15 kg..... D ..........
toxic, n.o.s. poison. B106, N40.
II Dangerous when wet, B105, B106 None...... 212....... 242....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... E 85
poison.
III Dangerous when wet, B105, B106 None...... 213....... 241....... 25 kg..... 100 kg.... E 85
keep away from food.
Zinc powder or Zinc 4.3 UN1436........ I Dangerous when wet, A19, B109, None...... 211....... 242....... Forbidden. 15 kg..... A ..........
dust. spontaneously N40.
combustible.
II Dangerous when wet, A19, B109. None...... 212....... 242....... 15 kg..... 50 kg..... A ..........
spontaneously
combustible.
III Dangerous when wet, B108...... None...... 213....... 242....... 25 kg..... 100 kg.... A ..........
spontaneously
combustible.
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* * * * *
PART 173--SHIPPERS--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPMENTS AND
PACKAGINGS
5. The authority citation for part 173 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5127; 49 CFR 1.53.
6. In Sec. 173.24b, paragraph (d)(2) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 173.24b Additional general requirements for bulk packagings.
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(1) * * *
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, exceeds the
maximum weight of lading marked on the specification plate.
7. In Sec. 173.35, paragraph l is added to read as follows:
Sec. 173.35 Hazardous materials in intermediate bulk containers
* * * * *
(l) Intermediate bulk container filling limits.
(1) Except as provided in this section, an intermediate bulk
container may not be filled with a hazardous material in excess of the
maximum gross mass marked on that container.
(2) An intermediate bulk container which is tested and marked for
Packing Group II liquid materials may be filled with a Packing Group
III liquid material to a gross mass not exceeding 1.5 times the maximum
gross mass marked on that container, if all the performance criteria
can still be met at the higher gross mass.
(3) An intermediate bulk container which is tested and marked for
liquid hazardous materials may be filled with a solid hazardous
material to a gross mass not exceeding the maximum gross mass marked on
that container. In addition, an intermediate bulk container intended
for the transport of liquids which is tested and marked for Packing
Group II liquid materials may be filled with a Packing Group III solid
hazardous material to a gross mass not exceeding the marked maximum
gross mass multiplied by 1.5 if all the performance criteria can still
be met at the higher gross mass.
(4) An intermediate bulk container which is tested and marked for
Packing Group I solid materials may be filled with a Packing Group II
solid material to a gross mass not exceeding the maximum gross mass
marked on that container, multiplied by 1.5, if all the performance
criteria can be met at the higher gross mass; or a Packing Group III
solid material to a gross mass not exceeding the maximum gross mass
marked on the intermediate bulk container, multiplied by 2.25, if all
the performance criteria can be met at the higher gross mass. An
intermediate bulk container which is tested and marked for Packing
Group II solid materials may be filled with a Packing Group III solid
material to a gross mass not exceeding the maximum gross mass marked on
the intermediate bulk container, multiplied by 1.5.
Sec. 173.35 [Amended]
8. In addition, in Sec. 173.35, in paragraph (j), the references to
``35.3 cubic feet'' and ``17.7 cubic feet'' are amended to read ``106
cubic feet'' and ``53 cubic feet'' respectively.
Sec. 173.242 [Amended]
9. In paragraph (d)(2)(i) of Sec. 173.242, the following changes
are made:
a. The references to ``35.4 cubic feet'' and ``17.7 cubic feet''
are amended to read ``106 cubic feet'' and ``53 cubic feet''
respectively.
b. After the word ``composite'', the words ``flexible, fiberboard''
are added.
10. In Sec. 173.243, paragraph (d)(2) is revised as follows:
Sec. 173.243 Bulk packaging for certain high hazard liquids and dual
hazard materials which pose a moderate hazard.
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(2) Intermediate bulk containers are authorized subject to the
following conditions and limitations:
(i) No Packing Group I liquids or materials classified as Division
4.2 Packing Group I are authorized in intermediate bulk containers.
(ii) Packing Group I solids are authorized only in metal
intermediate bulk containers with capacities up to three cubic meters
(106 cubic feet); and
(iii) Liquids with a vapor pressure greater than 110 kPa (16 psig)
at 50 deg.C (122 deg.F), or 130 kPa (18.9 psig) at 55 deg.C (131
deg.F), are not authorized in metal intermediate bulk containers.
* * * * *
11. In Sec. 173.306, paragraph (e)(1)(i) is revised to read as
follows:
Sec. 173.306 Limited quantities of compressed gases.
* * * * *
(e) * * *
(1) * * *
(i) Each pressure vessel may not contain more than 5,000 pounds of
Group A1 refrigerant as classified in ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15 or not
more than 50 pounds of refrigerant other than Group A1.
* * * * *
Sec. 173.306 [Amended]
12. In addition, in Sec. 173.306, paragraphs (e)(1)(iii), (e)(1)(v)
and (e)(1)(vi) are amended by removing the phrase ``American National
Standard B9.1.'' and replacing it with the phrase ``ANSI/ASHRAE 15''.
PART 178--SPECIFICATIONS FOR PACKAGINGS
13. The authority citation for part 178 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5127; 49 CFR 1.53.
13. In Sec. 178.700, paragraph (c)(1) is revised to read as
follows:
Sec. 178.700 Purpose, scope and definitions
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(1) Body means the receptacle proper (including openings and their
closures, but not including service equipment), that has a volumetric
capacity of not more than three cubic meters (3,000 liters, 793
gallons, or 106 cubic feet) and not less than 0.45 cubic meters (450
liters, 119 gallons, or 15.9 cubic feet) or a maximum net mass of not
less than 400 kilograms (882) pounds.
* * * * *
Sec. 178.705 [Amended]
15. In Sec. 178.705, in paragraph (c)(2)(ii), the words ``minus 100
kPa (14.5 psig)'' are removed and the words ``measured in the
intermediate bulk container'' are added in their place.
Sec. 178.710 [Amended]
16. In Sec. 178.710, in paragraph (c)(5), the words ``throughout
the life of the inner receptacle'' are removed and the words
``throughout the life of the container'' are added in their place.
17. In Sec. 178.801, paragraph (b) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 178.801 General requirements
* * * * *
(a) * * *
(b) Responsibility. It is the responsibility of the intermediate
bulk container manufacturer to assure that each intermediate bulk
container is capable of passing the prescribed tests. To the extent
that an intermediate bulk container assembly function, including final
closure, is performed by the person who offers a hazardous material for
transportation, that person is responsible for performing the function
in accordance with Secs. 173.22 and 178.2 of this subchapter.
* * * * *
18. Section 178.803 is revised to read as follows:
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Sec. 178.803 Testing and certification of intermediate bulk
containers.
Tests required for the certification of each intermediate bulk
container design type are specified in the following table. The letter
X indicates that one intermediate bulk container (except where noted)
of each design type must be subjected to the tests in the order
presented:
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Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) type
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Performance test Rigid plastic Composite Fiber-board
Metal IBCs IBCs IBCs IBCs Wooden IBCs Flexible IBCs
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Vibration............. 6X 6X 6X 6X 6X 1,5
Bottom lift........... 2X X X X X .............
Top lift.............. 2X 2X 2X ............. ............. 2,5X
Stacking.............. 7X 7X 7X 7X 7X 5X
Leakproofness......... 3X 3X 3X ............. ............. .............
Hydrostatic........... 4X 3X 3X ............. ............. .............
Drop.................. 4X 4X 4X 4X 4X 5X
Topple................ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. 5X
Righting.............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. 2,5X
Tear.................. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. 5X
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\1\ Flexible intermediate bulk containers must be capable of withstanding the vibration test.
\2\ This test must be performed only if intermediate bulk containers are designed to be handled this way. For
metal intermediate bulk containers, at least one of the bottom lift or top lift tests must be performed.
\3\ The leakproofness and hydrostatic pressure tests are required only for intermediate bulk containers intended
to contain liquids or intended to contain solids loaded or discharged under pressure.
\4\ Another intermediate bulk container of the same design type may be used for the drop test set forth in Sec.
178.810 of this subchapter.
\5\ Another different flexible intermediate bulk container of the same design type may be used for each test.
\6\ The vibration test may be performed in another order for intermediate bulk containers manufactured and
tested under provisions of an exemption before October 1, 1994 and for non-DOT specification portable tanks
tested before October 1, 1994, intended for export.
\7\ This test must be performed only if the intermediate bulk container is designed to be stacked.
Sec. 178.819 [Amended]
19. In Sec. 178.819, in paragraph (b)(2), the word ``rotate'' is
removed and the words ``and bounce'' are added in its place.
Issued in Washington, DC on July 31, 1995, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR Part 1.
Ana Sol Gutierrez,
Deputy Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-19157 Filed 8-3-95; 8:45 am]
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